Golden Boy award winners: Where are they now?

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2003 – Rafael van der Vaart, Ajax (Now: Real Betis)

After a breakout season in the Netherlands with 22 goals, van der Vaart won the first ever Golden Boy Award and won the Eredivisie title the following season. He has bounced around Europe and had a two-year stint with Tottenham Hotspur.

Now 32, he currently plays for Real Betis in La Liga.

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